Are you tough enough to be the "King of the Hill"?

[Baron Grazic]

Has anyone heard anything from Alneyan?
He has with-drawn from our KOTH game at about turn 15 and we hadn't even met.

[Asmala]

Originally posted by Baron Grazic:
Has anyone heard anything from Alneyan?
He has with-drawn from our KOTH game at about turn 15 and we hadn't even met.

Yes I've heard:

Originally posted by Alneyan: (in thread "PBW - Looking for replacements ")
Yes, as the title says it, I am looking for players willing to take over my Empires in a few PBW games, as I will be unfortunately unavailable (hopefully, this situation will only be temporary, but maybe not then)

Here are my games and their status:
- KOTH with Baron Grasnic (sorry if I mispelt your name): I will resign so he will be victorious, if that can be done. (Asmala?)

Because you haven't even met yet I don't give a victory from this to Baron Grazic (sorry Baron...)

[Baron Grazic]

I'm still under the hill somewhere.
I hope I get a better start this time, and that Alneyan will be back sometime...

[DavidG]

Dundas Rednecks vs Sparhawks Empire

In the year of our Lord Two Thousand Four Hunderd and Three and Seven months the Lord looketh down upon his creation and he saw that it was good. He called upon his humble servent Grand Lord Kazarp to deliver the Holy Religous Talisman.
Kazarp: "How does it work Oh Lord"
Lord: "First shalt thou shall press the Holy Button, then shalt thou count to three, no more,
no less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shalt be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thyn weapons towards thyn enemy and blow him to little bits"
Kazarp: "Oh thank you Lord"

[Slynky]

Originally posted by DavidG:
Dundas Rednecks vs Sparhawks Empire

In the year of our Lord Two Thousand Four Hunderd and Three and Seven months the Lord looketh down upon his creation and he saw that it was good. He called upon his humble servent Grand Lord Kazarp to deliver the Holy Religous Talisman.
Kazarp: "How does it work Oh Lord"
Lord: "First shalt thou shall press the Holy Button, then shalt thou count to three, no more,
no less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shalt be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thyn weapons towards thyn enemy and blow him to little bits"
Kazarp: "Oh thank you Lord"

Four? Did you say, four?

[primitive]

The Primitive Horde surrenders to Dreamer BBegemott at turn 43

The brilliant opening strategy of the Horde should probably be eligible for a Darwin award
Even with the help of taking Ancient, I got myself blocked into 5 systems by 2 missile frigates. I threw everything I could manage to scrape up from those 5 systems into 2 breakout attemts. Both had some initial success but ended prematurely before some real damage could been done to BB's empire.

Kudos to BBegemott who played a perfect game. Choosing the right strategies and excecuting it with style.

Asmala:
Put BB in the que for Kingship, and me down at the bottom again.

[Grandpa Kim]

Phoenix-D vs Grandpakim Turn 111

Without doubt, this is the most exciting game I've ever been in! Turn 111 and the end is nowhere in sight.

In the southeast, the position has solidified at the Gergan choke. When this opens up, it will no doubt be explosive.

The complex of systems in the northwest is another matter. We are intertwined, controlling oddly different systems. I still tenaciously hold the crossroads system of Yukra, P-D controls Tudran, another crossroad immediately north. Beyond Tudran, P-D has colonized Narcisston, a former system of mine. Using my most celebrated fleet -- the people tell "legends" of this fleet-- I have cut access at the Tudran/Narcisston warp point. How will he respond?

Immediately south of Yukra, a second fleet holds the warp point in Bizzet and threatens several colonies. Only the massive build up at Bizzet VIII, only two sectors away, stays my hand. The tension here is palpable and cannot Last long. Who will move first?

What has made this game most interesting is our radically different empire designs. While I feel like a pensioner on a fixed income, P-D must be wondering just how many ships he needs to take out one of mine.

Damn this is fun!

Note to Phoenix-D: PBW was kinda flaky when I uploaded, and now appears to be down. If my upload didn't take and the AI plays the turn, I'll be asking for a redo. Is this okay with you?

[Phoenix-D]

It'll be fine..I get to watch the pretty colors again then.

[Joachim]

Parabolize V Joachim

Turn 46

I have surrendered - well I would have had my bunker on my home world survived....

We started just two systems away. I had just one breathable that was not in his systems, and when that one went I just had no economy to fight off the destroyer hordes.

Thanks heaps for the game and your amazingly good game turn rate.

Slynky, give Parabolize the rating points.

Asmala, please asign me a game in the mud!

[BBegemott]

Originally posted by Primitive:
The Primitive Horde surrenders to Dreamer BBegemott at turn 43

The brilliant opening strategy of the Horde should probably be eligible for a Darwin award
Even with the help of taking Ancient, I got myself blocked into 5 systems by 2 missile frigates. I threw everything I could manage to scrape up from those 5 systems into 2 breakout attemts. Both had some initial success but ended prematurely before some real damage could been done to BB's empire.

Kudos to BBegemott who played a perfect game. Choosing the right strategies and excecuting it with style.

Asmala:
Put BB in the que for Kingship, and me down at the bottom again.

Thanks for the game, Primitive. Your breakthrough attacks really made me frightened. And I was lucky both times you have chosen best defended planets as your final target.

I wish you luck in your future battles.